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scrupulous
1. having moral integrity 2. punctiliously exact; painstaking
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scurrilous
1. using or given to coarse language; vulgar and evil 2. containing obscenities, abuse, or slander
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sedentary
1. not migratory; settled 2. doing or requiring much sitting 3. permanently attached
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semaphore
1. an apparatus for visual signaling
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seminal
1. relating to seeds or semen 2. containing or contributing the seeds of later development: creative, original
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sensuous
1. producing or characterized by gratification of the senses 2. characterized by sense impressions or imagery aimed at the senses 3. highly susceptible to influence through the senses
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serendipity
the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for; or an instance of this occurring
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servile
1. of or befitting a slave or a menial position 2. meanly or cravenly submissive; abject
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sinuous
1. of a serpentine or wavy form; winding. marked by strong lithe movements 2. intricate, complex
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sobriety
quality of being sober: sparing the use of food and drink (abstemious), not drunk, sedate or gravely or earnestly thoughtful in character or demeanor, marked by temperance or seriousness, showing no excessive or extreme qualities (subdued)
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solicitous
1. full of concern or fears 2. meticulously careful 3. full of desire
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solipsistic
a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing: EXTREME EGOCENTRISM
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solvent
able to pay debts
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somnolent
1. likely to induce sleep 2. inclined to or heavy with sleep; drowsy
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sophomoric
1. conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
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sovereign
(n.) one possessing supreme authority within a limited sphere; arbiter, acknowledged leader (adj.) 1. superlative in quality; of an unqualified nature; unmitigated ; having undisputed ascendancy; paramount 2. possessed of supreme power, absolute.
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spurious
1. of illegitimate birth: bastard 2. outwardly similar to something without having its genuine qualities: false 3. falsified or erroneously attributed origin: forged. of a deceitful nature or quality
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staid
marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint; sober, grave
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stolid
having or expressing little or no sensibility; unemotional, impassive
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strident
characterized by harsh, insistent, discordant sound ALSO commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality
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stupefy
to make stupid, groggy or insensible; astonish, astound
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